Prior's Field School Information

Prior’s Field is a vibrant and successful school with a fascinating history. Nestled within the Surrey countryside, we feel hundreds of miles away from the hustle and bustle of London, but can actually be in the city within forty minutes. Our safe, tranquil setting is home to a school with a difference, a place where individuality is celebrated and uniqueness embraced: a happy, positive environment, where the girls enjoy learning. Our founder, Julia Huxley, was an inspirational teacher with pioneering ideas about the education of young women in Edwardian England. In 1902 Prior’s Field was established as a progressive school which stimulated its pupils intellectually and broadened their cultural horizons. Her bold spirit and legacy of successful innovation continue to shape our work today. Prior’s Field is the place to achieve. It’s a school where girls are encouraged to grasp opportunities – from taking to the court in our elite Tennis Academy, adopting leading roles in a West End calibre cast, designing electric guitars at lunchtime, creating artwork worthy of national display, scaling a glacier or rising to the challenge of young chemist of the year. A relatively small senior school of 414 girls, aged 11-18, we focus on the development of unique individuals. We celebrate achievement in the round – creatively, actively, pastorally and yes of course academically – but not to the exclusion of everything else. Our interest is in the whole girl; her achievement in everything she does and every aspect of her school life. As they complete their journey, we take great pride in the young women they have become: well balanced, thoughtful of others and fully prepared for the next stage of life. Our Sixth Formers go on to a wide range of top universities, including Oxbridge, to study courses which reflect the independence, diversity and intellectual acumen we have supported: from architectural engineering to biological sciences, neuroscience, fine art, law and music.